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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1941)
'July 21, 1941 ' THE NEWS 'AND THE HERALD, KL'AMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THRE1 U.S. El I MOVED EAST , By D.WITT MacKENZIE Tha newa maul significant of the trend In the battlo of tha Slant armies aloud tho nuiwlnn front la Unit purt of tho person- I nrl of tha American embassy has moved from Mokcow to Kn tan, 480 miles eastward, thui emphasizing tha grnvo and grow Ing danger to tha aovlot capl tal. That precautionary move fits In perfectly with tho word from tha fighting lino, which con tinned to away and bulge with the violence of tho carnage like a sausage-balloon In a h'.irrlcano cniiMnntly awlnifins deeper into red territory, threatenlnu to break and pour the nar.l Invad era across tho broad plalni that lead to Moscow, What Inn happoned In thla central sector of the front la that the Germans have forced the powerful natural drfenio at Smolensk, which Is tho gate way to tha capital. This defense la a strip of land which forms a bridge between the sweeping Dvlna and Dnieper rivers like a nana cut through the moun tains. The nails have exploited I this achievement rapidly, drlv Ing a deep salient Into tho Rus sian front and constantly increas' Ins the threat of a complete break In tho red line at this crucial point. But the bolshevlsts still con. tinned to fling themselves against the German steel In a defense which, In view of the nail superiority In the vital air and mechanized land equipment has been remarkable both for Its bravery and Its atrategle direc tion. This Is not to detract from the rjrowess of tha German le ginns. which Is traditionally great. Thus while the battle Isn't do. elded as yet. It Is clear that the Germans are pressing lowara their Immediate objectives However, the war Is still young If the- bnlahevlsU don't collapso In this first onslaught. The Impression is growing on both sides of the Atlantic that Hitler Is preparing to offer Brit aln new peace terms If he Is sue. , eessful In this Invasion. Lord ' Halifax, British ambassador to Washington, called attention to tha prospect In a speech at San Francisco yesterday. The origin of the report Is obscure, though It wouldn't bo surprising to learn that It was Inspired by nazidom as a trial balloon. Whether the fuehrer does In' deed have such purpose re mains to be seen. It's Interesting however, to note the probable strength of his position if he Is able to knock Russia out an "IF" which Is on tha knees of tha gods. With the bolshevlsts conquer ed, Herr Hitler would bo lord of tha entire continent of Eu rope. He would have secured from Russia many of the sup- piles, especially the breadstuffs and oil, which ha so badly needs. Hn woulrin t have made the relch self-sufficient, but it's highly probable that he would have ac quired aufflclont supplementary supplies to enable him to feed Europe and maintain hla mili tary position In the face of the British blockade, which has been alowly strangling the con tinent. Should Hitler reach this height as the greatest conqueror of all time, what could be more logical than that he offer peace to the allies? The terms, one as sumes, would contemplato a stalemate In which ha would be left alone In a domination of the continent amounting to out right possession, FHQMMOSCQW "Keep 'Em Flying" Boosted as New O Morale Slogan SALEM, July 21 (P) Instead ' of using such expressions as "So long, I'll be seeing you, down tho hatch, or good luck," Just say, "Keep 'em flying." Tha state dofensa council, at the request of the war depart ment, asked that tho slogan be popularized as an expression of high morale, Tha war department hopes It will beenmo the equivalent of tho British war expression, "Thumbs up." DEAN DIES COLUMBIA, Mo., July 21 (U.R) Dean Frank L. Martin, 60, of the University of Missouri School of Journalism died Friday night at hli home of stroke. . PRINEVILLE, July 21 OP) Edgar Stephenson, of tho U. S. eological Survey, said a sur vey of the Ochoco quicksilver bearing ' area would bo started thla week. When In Madfoid Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND . Thoroughly Modern Jo and Anna Earlay . .. Proprietors And He Learned About Leering I fCopurluht, 1041, by St. Louis Star-Times from NF.A) Private George W. Morrow stubbornly refuses to ogle beauties June Relchenbacher, left, and Jean Perry. They ankle past St. Louis homo where George sits on leave contemplating 15-mlle hike discipline hnnded him and Camp Robinson, Ark., buddies by Lleut.-Gen, Ben Lear for yoo-hoolng at ahorls-clod girls in Memphis. . Sino-Jap War, Pacts Give Tokyo Much To Think About siuTon s kotk r in ii,. wi...m ni. palrti lli (oritur far rl inamtrr f the I ftlt'tl .' uii.mftili-a tlie fn.lilrm nn- fronting thm bp Ji!jn"i govrrninmt Mi... , ,. , , ,, , , Ilia wt,ltiU prir Tokyo m.y t.k. altti r.g.rtl la lli,m. By MILES W. VAUGHN United Press Night News Manager Premier Prince Fumlmaro Konoye'a new Japanese govern ment comes Into power at a time when Japan faces the gravest problems which have confronted an imperial cabinet since the Russo-Japanese war. These problems, and possible solutions for them, arc: 1. The undeclared war against nationalist China which now Is In Its fifth year. Prince Konoye has sworn to give his life, if necessary, to tho task of bring ing tho "China Incident" to a successful conclusion. Ills ef forts, so far, have failed partly because of luck of unity among those powerful groups at home who are In position to bring pres sure on tho Imperial govern ment. In selecting his new min isters, It Is apparent that tle premier has made a vigorous effort to atlfle domestic faction alism. If he has succeeded, he may make Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek a really genuine peace proposal. If It is rejected he may throw another 1,000,000 Japanese troops Into China for an attempt to stage a "Sher man's march to the sea," devast ating west China and laying wasto to all areas from which Chiang might operate. 2. The three-power pact among Germany, Japan and Italy which was signed last September. Tho government's policy towards this agreement probably will be one of watchful waiting. Prince Konoye still does not know whether Germany will defeat Russia and be able, after that victory, to obtain a negotiated peace with Britain. Japan can not afford to break her ties with Germany so long as there Is a possibility she later might have to face a victorious reich in vir tual control of Russia and In position to challenge Japan's plan for an East Asian economic bloc under Nipponese domina tion. The new government, how ever, will be far less pro-Gorman than was Its predecessor. 3. The Russo-Japanese treaty of friendship and neutrality and the appended declaration under which Japan recognized soviet domination In outer Mongolia In rotum for Russian recognition of Japan's paramount position In Manchukuo. It is unlikely that these agreements will bo form ally cancelled In the near fu ture. Should Germany conquor European Russia, however, and threaten to pursuo tho soviet government Into Siberia Prince Konoye might feci that a with drawal of recognition of tho Stalin regime was advisable for he and all his ministers aro on record as unalterably opposed to any, spread of communism in Asia. Tokyo would be strongly U'lUDtod if R Ulll fitafU tO the soviet maritime provinces, Kamchatka and Russian Sgha Irln. All these areas long have boon coveted by the bulk of the Japanese people. 4. Relations with Britain and the United States. The new government, whllo it Is predom inantly "pro-Japanese" in the sense that it will Judge Nippon's foreign relations on a day-today basis and do what seems in Japan's selfish Interest, is composed of men who have a very keen appreciation of the power of the "British-American alliance." Nearly all the new ministers probably would pre fer close relations with London and Washington to Intimate co operation with Berlin and Rome. Thus, If the self-interest of Japan can be . made to mesh with a moro friendly policy towards Britain and the United States, such a policy may be expected. It Is significant that the big commercial interests, notably the giant house of Mitsui, again are In position to have an Indirect voice In government. Most of theso groups, because of long and profitable connections with British and American business Interests, would like to see Japan swing back towards the policies which prevailed during the two decades of tho Anglo-Japanese alliance. Elsewhere In Oregon VERNONIA, July 21 VP) The Nchalcm Valley public utility district has agreed upon $173. QOO as a fair price for purchase of the Oregon Gas and Electric company property here. Approv al of the state hydroelectric commission will be sought be foro purchase is made. I NORTH BEND, July 21 W On a trip to San Francisco with his father, air-minded George Russell McNcal, 19, Portland, heard of the ground school course at the airport here and of a vacant job at a grocery store. Ho promptly called off the rest of the trip, took the Job and enrolled In tho course. LA GRANDE, July 21 (P) The U. S. forest service hero Is complaining that farmers, mov ing hay derricks and other equip mcnt, havo broken telephone lines between several lookout stations. . - . HOOD RIVER, July 21 (P). Although tho annual Crag Rat climb was called off, approxl nintcly 30 persons ascended Mount Hood yesterday, and an. other 4000 heard the 21st Am erican Legion Mount Hood pro gram ot Tilly Jane camp. From Lear TO F. RS ATTACK WASHINGTON, July 21 VP) Senator Wheeler (D-Mont.) said Saturday that "if the president would 'pull a Wheeler' he would keep his promise to keep us out of war." The Montanan, consistent critic of administration foreign policies, was referring to Mr. Roosevelt's press conference statement yesterday that he would not disclose further troop movements. Authorizing direct quotation, the chief executive added: "in other words, I don't think it's right that I should pull a Wheeler. Wheeler predicted In advance the movement of American forces to Iceland, and Britain's prime minister Churchill im plied later that the senator had endangered British lives by his statement. Repeating that if he "pulled a Wheeler" tho president would keep the nation out of war. Wheeler added that Mr. Roose velt had made that promise dur ing the last campaign and also "made a promise to the draftees that they would be permitted to return to their homes after one year of service." The president told reporters Saturday that he would send a special message to congress next week recommending that select ees, national guardsmen and re serves be retained In training be yond one year. Senator Clark (D-Idaho) ex pressed views similar to Wheel er's regarding Saturday's White House press conference. If the resident really pulls a Wheel er," Clark declared, "he will keep this country out of war and will release the selectees. Every one hopes that he will carry out his commitments." Senator Nye (R-Ind.) took ex ception to Mr. Roosevelt's state ment Saturday that American forces would provide protection for Iceland against attack or threat of attack. The president added that neither he nor his listeners could define threat of attack. "T h e president's declaration that he couldn't define a threat of attack against us makes it evi dent that he has little or no reason on which to base" a dec laration of emergency," Nye said. WAGON-AUTOMOBILE An automobile legally is de fined as a wagon In the state of Montana and, as such, it is exempt under state laws from attachment for a debt.- fan TWO DAYS AND A. NIGHT TWO PERSONS INCUDES: Ttgom&Bath Dinner or Supper Dancing Breakfast w FEAR OF U. S. RIPTSJIS TO TOKYO, Saturday, July 21 Pi The foreign-office controlled Japan Times and Advertiser said Friday that "a Roosevelt wall Is being built and strengthened about Japan's eastern front which threatens the safety of this empire" and that "the time for Japan to take forceful meas ures in Its own Interests is now, before the throttling circle be comes too strong and danger ous." Referring to recent United States moves to strengthen Is land bases In the Pacific, the paper, in an editorial, said "in these developments can be seen nothing less than an attempt to establish an American empire over the approaches to and exits from Japan." "If the United States secures Asiatic bases an interlocking sys tem will present a first class problem of International en croachment requiring an inter national protest," It continued. "American "penetration carries the United States frontier into Asia waters not as a system of protection but as a potentially offensive series of posts causing Justifiable concern to Japan.' The editorial said "the Roose velt wall" stretches from the Aleutian islands south and west and "divides the Pacific and en croaches on western Pacific lib erties." "Japan has been accused of expansionism, but when it is realized that the empire is hedg ed about by Siberia, Kamchatka, (both Russian), the Aleutian is lands. Pacific island bases newly formed, the Philippines and such bases in Chungking (China) as the western powers are after this country's policy appears rel atively mild and Justifiable. 1296 Arrested in June by State Men SALEM, July 21 State police during June arrested 129S persons and warned 5368 others for violating motor vehicle laws, with fines and sentences for these offenses totaling $8975 and 3841 days in Jail. There were 47 arrests for drunken driving, 46 for reck less driving, 157 for having im proper lights, 191 for having no driver s license, and 38 for lack of license plates. in other words ey JOHN CUNTOH Well.my friend "s the absent Sal . III IL1UCU f.U fessor has been at it again. Yes terday after noon the pro fessor's wife ' was called to the telephone. The professor, it seemed, was stranded 50 miles from home in a strange community, thoroughly and com pletely broke, and out of gasl Yc-s, ha had soma monoy tame whoro, awl ha couldn't remain pfoaso and fat him, or ( aend him same monoy ha I drove her out to get the pro fessor, and on the way back I stopped at a Union Oil sta tion and had him fill out an application for a Union National Credit Card. That will take cara of running out of gas and money at the same time. ' ". Tha mare I think af It, the mar I think It would ba a food Maa It yeu had a Union Oil National Credit Cord, food at any Union OH station In tha Wast, and at ether stations all aver tha United Itetaa and Canada, You can buy tires and batteries on rime, sparkplugs, gas, oil, headlights, and a list of stuff a yard long. It's a swell idea be cause you can keep track of your -auto expense accurately. . I tall van what. I If yea wont an application far ana at thota atop at your tiolghaorhoodl Union Oil sta tion and ask for one. It'll ha tha for a lone Hate, MEASURES nana ijar Elk Leader This is Judge John S. Mc Clelland of Atlanta, Ga., unani mously oloctod grand oxaltod rulor of tha Elks lodge at tha 77th annual convention in Philadelphia. Exalted Ruler Lawrence Slatar of tha Klamath Falls lodge attended. E PORTLAND, July 21 VP) Midnight to dawn hauling of logs may be the answer to an impending lumber shortage, the state highway commission said Friday. The commission now permits hauling only during daylight hours, but told lumber mill op erators that it might extend op erating time on the Coos Bay highway as an emergency meas ure. The mill owners said large de fense and British orders waited on log delivery, because the hauling season was delayed two months by wet weather. Com missioners also said a ban on Saturday afternoon log hauling might be lifted. M Ch ' ''!,' J V$";rJ , JJ Only Chesterfield's Right Combination of the World's Best Cigarette Tobaccos can give you their Milder, Cooler, Better Taste There's just one reason why Chesterfield uses this Right Combination of world-famous tobaccos . . it's to make one superior tobacco ... the Ches terfield "can't-be-copied" blend that smokes Cooler; Tastes Better and. is Definitely Milder. You can always keep the boys in camp happy by remembering them with Chesterfield,, the. one. cigarette Jhatjruly SATISFIES, T PEACE OFFERS SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 (JO Speculating on the possibility of a peace offer by Hitler to Great Britain, Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, declares that "no matter what terms Hitler may offer, I can say here and now that they will have no Interest for us.' "A man may commit one murder and, if he is lucky, get away with it,' Halifax said in a prepared address before the Commonwealth club. "But if he makes a habit of it, his fellow citizens are bound in their own self-defense to make an end of him. "So it is with Hitler. And therefore, no one will be sur prised that we are resolved never to consent to any terms of peace which he may offer, since judging him on all past form we are convinced that his only object would be to secure an armistice by which he could get himself into better shape finally to destroy us. That may be all right for him but it Is no good to us or to you.' Recalling tne nazi conquest of Poland, Halifax declared that "the bestial treatment he (Hit ler) meted out to her has re volted -the conscience of the world, and not least the en tire Roman Catholic church." Discussing the unity of the British commonwealth - of na tions and the part each was play ing in the current conflict, Hali fax said that "one sometimes hears the phrase fighting for the British Empire,' but one hears it more' often in coun tries outside than inside that empire. "It is not that Britain is de fending the empire; it is the people of the British common wealth of nations who are all BR TAIN INTERESTED IN esteriield fighting together for their oora ceptlon of personal freedom ana! democratic government. He aa serted that "we will never sufei Hitler to make himself mastei of the British commonwealth." "That is our solemn vow," ha said, "and with the help which you are now giving . us, and which I have seen for myself ii coming to us In vastly increasing quantity, there la tha certainty that our cause, which you havs made your own, will triumph." II. S. - TO - LOS ANGELES, July 21 (UP) An application for permission to establish a United States-to-Alaska passenger and freight fly ing service was filed with tha civil aeronautics board Friday by the Western Air Lines, . which would operate the 3500-mile route to Nome, Alaska. William A. Coultern, president of the airline, said that the pres ent air route, which ends at Lethbridge, Canada, would ba extended 2550 miles to Noma and Anchorage, Alaska, via Fair banks, Alaska, and Calgary, Grande Prairie, Whitehorse and Edmonton, Canada. The proposed route, Coulter said, offers all-year flying con ditions because the Rocky moun tains, lying west of the skyway, ward off coastal fogs. "We have been considering extending our operations to Alaska for several years," Coul ter said, -"and now, with tha Russo-German war, the need for quick transportation of men and supplies to Alaska is more es sential than ever before." Air traffic in Canada, " under the proposed plan, would be limited to international service, with no service between ' Can adian cities. Western would op erate on a schedule of three flights a week. The world's deepest restau rant, in the Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, is 700 feet below the surface. 11 CoPTtusi 141. LiMtTt a Unas T num Co.
